Improvement in head-rests for railway-carriage seats



N. PETERS. FHOTOUTHOGRAPHEH, WASHINGYONy D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.,

EPHRAIM HAMBUJER, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEAD-RESTS FOR RAILWAY-CARRIAGE SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 42,084, dated March 29,1864.

To all whom it may concern: 4

-Be it known that l, EPHRAIM HAMBUJER., of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Head-Rest; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had t0 the accompanying drawings, forming a vided with a stationary and with an adjust` able socket, in combination with a verticallyadjustable pad, in such a manner that by fastening the clamp to the back of a chair or seat of any other description and inserting the pad in either one of the sockets the pad or head-rest can be readily accommodated to the desired position and to the stature or size of the occupant ot' said scat and a convenient and comfortable rest for the head is obtained.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a clamp, made' of sheet metal or any other suitable material, in the shape of an inverted U, and provided on its inner surfaces with two springs, a., so that the saine, when pushed over the back of `a chair or seat, Will take a firm hold and fasten itself readily in the desired position.

This clamp is provided with a stationary socket, b, to receive the stem c of the standard B, to which the pad C is secured. The stem c is round, and provided with two feathers, which fit into corresponding grooves in the socket or said stem may be made polygonal or with one or more flat surfaces and tted :in a socket of corresponding shape, t0 prevent it from turning.

The standard B is made of a thin dat piece of iron or other suitable material, and it is tted into a socket., d, on the back of the nad C, so that said pad can be moved up and down and set to any convenient height by means of a set-screw, e.

D is an arm, which is connected to the up` per surface of the clamp A by means of a swivel hinge,f, so that it can be raised and placed on either side of the socket b, and it is secured in the desired position by a-button, g, or in any ot`|er convenient manner. This arm is maf e t) fold in the middle of its length, so that in packing the head rest the clamp with the arm can be conveniently stowed away in a small compass, and its outer end is provided with a socket, h, similar to the socket b, and capable of receiving the stem c of the standard B.

If the clamp is adjusted on the back ot' a chair or other seat and the standard is i11- serted in the socket c, the pad isright behind the occupant of the scat in a convenient position to support the back of the head; but if it is desired to adjust the pad in a lateral position, the arm D is adjusted in the desired inclination on oneside or the other and the stem c isinscrted into the socketlz. The pad is now in a convenient position to support the head in a lateral position, and the occupant of the seat is thereby enabled to adjust the head rest according to convenience and comfort or t change it from one position .to the other whenever it should be deemed desirable.

It is obvious that the material from which the different parts of my head-rest are made and the form or shape ot' its various parts can be changed at pleasure, and I do not Wish to confine myself to the precise form shown in the drawings.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'T he self-fastening spring-clamp A, provided with a stationary socket, b, and adjustable socket, h, in` combination with the verticallyadjustable head-rest or pad .0, constructed and operating in the manner and for the purpose herein shown and described.

E. HAMBUJER.

Witnesses:

JAMES P. HALL, M. M. LIVINGSTON. 

